I think the prisoners mentioned were captured in the original attack on the mission.

Remember the mission was attacked first before the annex. The annex wasn't attacked until the Navy Seals had returned with the people they rescued. If the goal was to rescue prisoners from the annex, then why didn't they attack it while the Seals were distracted at the mission?

I think Broadwell's statement is being misinterpreted.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8260452

A Pentagon insider already mentioned that the CIA Annex in Benghazi was used as the largest 'secret' CIA prison in Africa and that there were plans to shut it down.

Most of the prisoners were transferred right before 911. This was the sole reason the facility was attacked with such heavy weapons. There were 4 still in there and those guys were blamed for the attack....much later.

So far we can prove that just about everything released by Barry and Leon Panetta is a lie. It makes more sense to believe a 4 star General and a few CIA whistleblowers.

Remember when the gov't couldn't make up its mind what to call the other three Americans who were killed after Ambassador Stevens? They were CIA interrogators. AKA 'contractors'.